HIRING activities registered 16 percent this February mainly led by the IT and software industry that clocked a 38 percent growth, says a report. The Naukri JobSpeak Index for February 2019 stood at 2,415 from 2,087 in February 2018. 

“The JobSpeak index continues to sustain the momentum gained and has shown a 16 percent YOY growth in Feb precedes by a 15 percent growth in January. In the latest hiring outlook survey with over 3,300 recruiters across the country had anticipated increased hiring, wherein 84 percent recruiters said new jobs would be created,” Infoedge India CMO Sumeet Singh said.

The Naukri JobSpeak is a monthly Index, which calculates and records hiring activity based on the job listings on Naukri.Com website month on month. The report revealed that IT and software industry has been on a hiring spree in February 2019, registering a growth of 38 percent.